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4 Days Safari drives and Gorilla Adventure.

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From Entebbe to Kigali
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Get up close with wildlife in the heart of nature
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Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
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Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 4
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Kibale Forest

    You'll check out this morning and then head out by safari vehicle for a 4-hour drive to Kibale Forest. Along the way, you pass through Fort Portal where you'll stop to visit the Toro Kingdom palace and royal tombs before continuing on. Once you arrive at Kibale, check into Primates Lodge Kibale. Later in the afternoon, a guide takes you on a primate walk heading out to Kanyanchu river camp, walking through different forest zones to spot wildlife.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Camping (Kibale Forest Camp)

    Included Activities

    • Guided primate walk to Kanyanchu river camp in Kibale Forest

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Toro Kingdom palace
    • Visit Royal tombs
    • Shopping in Fort Portal
    • Visit mosque in Fort Portal
    Landmarks
    Toro Kingdom Palace
    Kibale National Park
    Kanyanchu River Camp
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  2. Day 2

    Kibale to Queen Elizabeth National Park

    This morning starts early with a guided chimpanzee tracking experience in Kibale Forest's tropical rainforest. You'll search for chimpanzees along with red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, and other species. After you spot the chimpanzees, you'll watch them for about an hour in their natural setting. Then you drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, taking in views of the Rwenzori Mountains along the way. You'll arrive in time for an evening game drive along Kasenyi tracks and Queens Mile where you can look for lions, leopards, and other wildlife.

    Meals
    Lunch (Enroute), Dinner
    Accommodation
    Camping (Bush Lodge)

    Included Activities

    • Guided chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest
    • Game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park
    Landmarks
    Kibale National Park
    Rwenzori Mountain Range
    Queen Elizabeth National Park
    Kasenyi Tracks
    Queens Mile
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  3. Day 3

    Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi

    After breakfast, you'll do a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park searching for tree-climbing lions. Then you drive through green countryside with panoramic views of the Rwenzori Mountains, passing traditional homesteads as you head to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. You check in at your lodge, have dinner, and spend the night here in this forest that's home to endangered mountain gorillas.

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    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Ichumbi Hotel Kisoro)

    Included Activities

    • Morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park
    Landmarks
    Queen Elizabeth National Park
    Rwenzori Mountains
    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
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  4. Day 4

    Bwindi Mountain Gorilla Trek to Kigali

    You start before dawn with a 30-minute drive to the National Park headquarters to meet your guides. From there, you begin mountain gorilla tracking through thick brush over steep terrain at high elevations. Once you spot the gorillas, you spend about one hour watching them and observing their natural behavior. You return to the lodge for lunch around 1:30pm. In the afternoon, you transfer to Kigali International Airport, including a short city tour and a visit to the genocide memorial before your evening flight home.

    Meals
    Lunch (Around 1:30pm at lodge)

    Included Activities

    • Mountain gorilla tracking trek in Bwindi
    • Short city tour of Kigali
    • Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial
    Landmarks
    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
    Virunga Mountains
    Kigali
    Kigali Genocide Memorial
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  • CM
    · July 31st, 2019
    A fantastic itinerary spoiled by a very inexperienced guide and the last night of accommodation was in a local inn where I felt very unsafe and was of poor quality.
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    Kawira Safaris Ltd commented on this review
    Thanks for your Review Carol, we acknowledge your concerns and worked on our guide and the final accommodation option as advised. We hope in your next trip, you'll enjoy same as you did this one.
    Trip date: July 2019

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    Is the gorilla trekking fee already included in the price? Is there any other additional costs to the price? If the booking is confirmed is there a risk of cancellation? Is there any safety concerns currently to travel to the national parks?

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    • Kawira Safaris LtdOperatorWritten January 2024

      We don't have any additional cost on the quote, it's based on single and twin share rooming option. For single traveller its, $2800 while twin share is $2100 per person. Regarding permit inclusion, yes it's included as noted. On security concerns, at the moment all is fine and the park is open for everyone. On cancellation, yes we do have credit for future just incase you have already paid and can't make it, Tourradar will offer you a credit for use on a later tour. You'll not lose your money.

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